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Today, Obama will deliver the State of the Union address, which will focus on inequality, which he has previously called, “the defining issue of our time,” and which was recently highlighted by a proposal by Chris Van Hollen. In anticipation of his speech, he has put forward a proposal to increase...

John Aziz at The Week argues that it does not matter how rich the rich are. I believe he is wrong for a number of reasons.
The Impoverished Do Suffer Because the Rich Are Rich
Aziz opts for the Econ 101 move to take on the idea that we should want to know how rich the rich are (not unlike the...

James Surowiecki is very worried. He is worried that a large group of Americans are overworked and overtired. They are often called in at odd hours, which makes it harder for them to get a good night’s sleep and perform at high cognitive levels. These Americans are… Wall Street bankers. Surowiecki...